Products are for the US Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Program
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 10, 2008) – Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc., a leading manufacturer of mission-critical systems for defense and aerospace applications, has received a contract from Northrop Grumman to provide subsystems for use in the US Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Program. The initial phase of the contract is valued at $4.3 million.
“Curtiss-Wright is excited to apply its expertise in high-density digital signal processing to support the Marine Corps for this innovative new radar system,” said David Adams, President of Curtiss-Wright Controls. “Our advanced high performance VPX compute modules and optimized software tools are ideal, cost-effective building blocks for this important multi-mission radar system.”
Curtiss Wrights solution uses standards-based, open architecture VPX modules and software to provide a high-performance, modular, scalable solution for the G/ATOR Processor.
“Curtiss-Wrights new VPX boards and subsystems deliver the high performance and ! advanced rugged packaging the G/ATOR program requires, with the additional cost and design advantages of an open architecture,” said Steve Bocskor, Northrop Grumman G/ATOR Program Director. “Curtiss-Wright has a long, proven track record as a successful partner with Northrop Grumman, and we are pleased to be working with them on this key program.”
Curtiss-Wright will supply Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems with a rugged air-flow-through Radar Processor subsystem. This subsystem will be designed and manufactured at the Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing facility in San Diego, Calif., using modules from the companys Leesburg, Va., and Ottawa, Canada locations.
The production phase of the program will be executed as an option under the current contract, and is planned to start in 2010.
Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)-mounted Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) uses active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology to provide aircraft detection , and tracking, cruise-missile detection and tracking, ground-weapon location, and military air-traffic control. G/ATOR’s lightweight and modular architecture allows for great operational flexibility and the ability to incorporate new processing platforms and capabilities as they become available.
The G/ATOR team, led by prime contractor Northrop Grumman, includes Sensis Corporation, CEA Technologies, Inc., Stanley-Techrizon (formally Telos) and Caterpillar Logistics.
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About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industrys most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing visit www.cwcembedded.com.
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